The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Orange County.


Ok Friday morning fire destroyed the
Trotter House, together with the barn and
also two-tenement house
belonging to Charles Stevens heirs. Loss
about $4,000; insured. There was but
a small quantity of goods saved from the
hotel, but all the horses, carriages and
sleighs were removed from the livery-stable,
and the household goods from the tene
ments of Miss Muchmore and s. j. Stone
were saved without much damage. The
origin of the fire is a mystery, and it was
we'll in progress in the second and third
stories when discovered. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fabyan were somewhat scorched, but all
the occupants escaped without serious in
jury. A citizens meeting was called Fri
day night and committee of three-ex-
Governor Farnham, William b. Stevens
and j. b. Peckett-appointed to see what
could be done toward organizing stock
company to rebuild. - Libbey Brothers
livery is now at the Clough barn. but they
are fitting up the Lowe barn and will oc-
cupy that soon. - Rev. A. j. Hough
has been returned to this town for another
year, as was desired. He was well pleased
with the appearance of the parsonage ex-
ternally, and thinks there is a chance to
improve the inside, which will probably be
done. - Owing to a severe sick head
ache, caused by attending the hotel fire Fri
day morning, Rev. j. w. Lees was unable
to give the preparatory lecture at the Con-
- The funeral of Amos Clement was
held at the house of his son on the Lower
Plain on Tuesday afternoon. - Hon. p.
C. Lounsbury governor of Connecticut, is
in town looking after his property, which
was injured by fire last winter. He is stop
ping with George p. Arthur. - Mrs.
S. T. George fell in the shed last Monday
and broke her right leg below the knee. At
last accounts she was as comfortable as
could be expected with fair chance for re-
covery - Fred Howe and wife are soon
to go to Bath, n. H., to carry on the Han
cock farm, situated about one and one-half
miles from Woodsville. - John Davis
has gone to White River Junction to work
in a blacksmith shop.
Chelsea.
KATIE M. ROBBINS, who had nearly re-
covered from the measles, took cold and
grew rapidly worse, dying Friday after
noon The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Knapp remaining here over sun
day to officiate. - Oren A. Burbank is
home from Rhode Island with a badly
spraned ankle. He will return in short
time. - John III. Bixby begins a sum
mer school this week at South Royalton,
having finished his years work at Stowe,
where he expects to return in the fall. -
Hattie Il. Stevens teaches in Pomfret, and
Sara A. Medcalf in Brookfield - AT
the spring teachers examination, last Sat
urday, a large number were examined, and
most of those intending to teach were sue
cessful. The schools in town will not gen.
orally begin till next week, owing to the
bad state of the roads. A list of the teach
ers may be expected next week. - AL
pheus Hood has taken farm in Williams
town owned by o. S. Martin. - Frank
B. Hutchins, late clerk at the hotel, has
gone to Lowell, Mass. - Rev. f. f.
Herrick is to deliver the address on Memo
rial day. - Philip l.. Sargent is to carry
on his brother Wayland's farm this season,
and also Mrs. Merrill's. - The listers
are obliged to double" but one man this
year, only one failing to return an in.
ventory. - Rev. j. A. Sherburn, the
new Methodist pastor, preached Sunday
morning. morn H lee was pastor OF this church
who has been gradually failing since hei
apoplectic stroke, died Monday morning
| The funeral is appointed for to-day (Wednes
day. - Grace NJ. Lewis died Monday
morning, after a long and painful illness
which she has borne with unusual patience
and cheerfulness. Rev. Mr.. Knapp returns
to attend the funeral services this (Wednes
day. afternoon. 80 All who have not We
paid their subscriptions to the WATCHMAr
can hand the same to our agent, III. o
Bixby, and receive proper receipt.-[ED.]
Corinth.
THE carpenter shop at Cookville, occu
pied by William Orr, recently fell into tn,
stream on which it stood. - One da,
last week the abutment of the Corner bridge
fell in, crushing the pen-stock that carries
water to the saw-mill. - John NJ FIT
and G. G. Cotton of Bradford have carried
their case in dispute before the courts
60 Rufus Murdoch, who lost his build
ings by fire last winter, has sold the land t.
James Il. Stacey.
East Corinth.
CHARLES METcALF cut his foot quit
badly Friday. e. II. II. Fulton was il
Boston last week, but returned home Sat
urday. ". Gage of Bradford was il
town last week to see about repairing
Charles Johnson's house. - Your col
respondent picked some May-fowers the Is